{"id":27900,"date":"2025-05-19T15:51:19","date_gmt":"2025-05-19T15:51:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/?p=27900"},"modified":"2025-05-19T15:51:19","modified_gmt":"2025-05-19T15:51:19","slug":"joe-biden-breaks-silence-after-being-diagnosed-with-aggressive-cancer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/?p=27900","title":{"rendered":"Joe Biden breaks silence after being diagnosed with ‘aggressive’ cancer"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Following the news of his ‘aggressive’ prostate cancer diagnosis, former president Joe Biden has issued a statement on social media.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Yesterday (May 18), the personal office for the 46th president of the United States\u00a0shared the following statement<\/a>: “Last week, President\u00a0Joe Biden<\/a>\u00a0was seen for a new finding of a prostate nodule after experiencing increasing urinary symptoms.<\/p>\n

“On Friday he was diagnosed with prostate cancer, characterized by a Gleason score of 9 (Grade Group 5) with metastasis to the bone.”<\/p>\n

Prostate cancers are given a score called a Gleason score, which measures, on a scale of one to 10, how the cancerous cells look compared with normal cells. A score of nine suggests that the cancer is among the most ‘aggressive’.<\/p>\n

The statement continued: “While this represents a more aggressive form of the disease, the\u00a0cancer<\/a>\u00a0appears to be hormone-sensitive, which allows for effective management.<\/p>\n

“The President and his family are reviewing treatment options with his physicians.”<\/p>\n

In a Twitter post, the 82-year-old shared a picture of himself, his wife, Jill, and their cat.<\/p>\n

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Joe Biden pictured with his son Beau Biden back in 2008. Beau tragically passed away in 2015 following a battle with brain cancer (PAUL J. RICHARDS\/AFP via Getty Images)<\/cite><\/div>\n

The caption said: “Cancer touches us all. Like so many of you, Jill and I have learned that we are strongest in the broken places.<\/p>\n

“Thank you for lifting us up with love and support.”<\/p>\n

President Donald Trump<\/a>\u00a0has taken to Truth Social to respond to the news of his predecessor’s diagnosis.<\/p>\n

He posted: “Melania and I are saddened to hear about Joe Biden\u2019s recent medical diagnosis. We extend our warmest and best wishes to Jill and the family, and we wish Joe a fast and successful recovery.”<\/p>\n

It isn’t the first time Biden has received a cancer diagnosis – having had a number of non-melanoma skin cancers surgically removed before his time in office, while in February 2023, he also had a cancerous lesion removed from his chest.<\/p>\n

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Former President Joe Biden took to his Twitter page to share this picture of himself and former first lady Jill Biden, alongside their cat (X\/JoeBiden)<\/cite><\/div>\n

In November 2021, he had a polyp removed from his colon that was a benign, but potentially pre-cancerous, lesion.<\/p>\n

According<\/a>\u00a0to the\u00a0American<\/a>\u00a0Cancer Society, about one in eight men will be diagnosed with prostate cancer during their lifetime and it stands as the second-leading cause of cancer death in men, behind lung cancer.<\/p>\n

The\u00a0disease<\/a>\u00a0kills around one in 44 men, though most who are diagnosed do not die from it.<\/p>\n

If you\u2019ve been affected by any of these issues and want to speak to someone in confidence, contact the American Cancer Society on 1-800-227-2345 or via their\u00a0<\/em>live chat feature<\/em><\/a>,\u00a0available 24\/7 every day of the year.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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